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Music Monday: Non-Holiday Songs to Get You Through the Season

Thanksgiving has come and gone, which means that homes and storefronts across the nation have switched out their turkeys and pilgrims for mistletoe and Christmas trees. By some unwritten law, it also means that everyone on Earth is allowed to play nothing but Christmas songs for the next 30 days.

Personally, we're ready for some of these holiday music traditions to expire. For Music Monday, we wanted to offer an alternate soundtrack to the endless renditions of "Baby It's Cold Outside" and "Jingle Bells" that will undoubtedly dominate the airwaves until the year's end.

In formal protest to the nonstop airplay of Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," we put together a Spotify playlist of the songs we'd rather listen to. You can add your picks by tweeting us the songs you'd prefer to hear with the hashtag #idratherhear.

It's nothing personal, Mariah, it's just that we don't want to hear your bubbly rendition of "All I Want for Christmas Is You" for the 100th time this week. Do you have an anti-Holiday music pick? Fill in the blank: "#IdRatherHear _______ Than Holiday Music." Perhaps these songs will help you get through the season without feeling like you've only heard "Jingle Bells" for 30 days straight.

Here's how you can share your choices with us:

Tell us in the comments. Make sure to include the artist and the song so we can be certain to find it.

Tweet us your song choice @mashableHQ and use the hashtag #IdRatherHear or #MusicMonday. If you send us a Spotify link, we'll give it a listen and add some of our favorites

To grab a Spotify link, control-click on any song in Spotify and "Copy HTTP link."

If you're not a Spotify user, you can still send us a link to wherever the track is hosted, and we'll do our best to listen.

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